3.0.0 8228 2023-01-11T13:44:59Z 2023-01-11T13:44:59Z House HR 2020-09-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 157 (Friday, September 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PHILLIPS:H.R. 8228.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution, which states thatCongress may at any time by Law make or alter [regulationsrelated to Times, Places and Manner of holding elections].Additionally Article I, Section 8 of the Constitutionprovides that Congress make make all laws which shall benecessary and proper to carrying out the execution of itspowers, such as those described in Article I, Section 4.[Page H4337]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-11T17:05:30Z 2020-09-11 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2020-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 N C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2020-09-11 True L000593 Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Mike Levin D CA 49 2020-09-11 True P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2020-09-11 True M001203 Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] Tom Malinowski D NJ 7 2020-09-11 True E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2020-09-11 True B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2020-09-11 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2020-09-11 True N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2020-09-11 True S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2020-09-11 True W000825 Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] Jennifer Wexton D VA 10 2020-09-24 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-09-24 False S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2020-09-24 False Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government buildings, facilities, and property Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Political parties and affiliation Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-09-11 Introduced in House 2020-09-29T16:50:40Z Our Lawn Act

This bill prohibits certain political events from being held on federal property.

Specifically, the bill explicitly prohibits conventions of national political parties and fundraising events for congressional, presidential, and vice-presidential candidates from being held on or in any federal property, including the White House and surrounding grounds. Violations are subject to civil penalties, imprisonment, or both.

]]> Our Lawn Act Display Title Our Lawn Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Our Lawn Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit the use of Federal property for political conventions or fundraising, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8228ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8228ih.xml 2020-09-11 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.